Pigeons mate for life, so supposedly you can keep different breeds together but, from experience, I can tell you there is no guarantee as I had a pair of nuns and jacobins split and mate with one another. I had to sell the nuns to stop the interbreeding. Overall pigeons are easy keepers and I...
I've had many of indoor chicks so I completely understand!:) Lotto is 8 weeks old now and flying all over the house. He has bonded with my parrots and has a nice indoor cage of his own and loves baths in the kitchen sink! Has plenty of feed in his cage but is super spoiled and still getting...
I only have jacs and swallows, so not sure but I assume it depends on pet or show quality and color. A friend of mine got his for $8, but he seems to have the ability to "steal" things. Lol. You're price is likely more representative of what they run, but hopefully someone else will weigh in...
Awww...how precious! I know you must have cried when he didn't make it.
I hope I don't have to be a pigeon mom again because I have a feeling Lotto will never make it out of the house to the coop! Lol
It was the first time this pair laid eggs for me though I was told both had produced with other mates previously. While I understand your reasoning, there is no way I could simply stand by and let "nature take its course".
Lotto @ 28 days today:
Lotto day 1
Lotto day 21
Parents sat eggs but abandoned them at birth and literally walked all over them. One died within hours and I named this one Lotto because I figured his odds of survival were a million to one.....but thankfully he proved me wrong and will be 28 days tomorrow!